diff --git a/packages/yarn-plugin/package.json b/packages/yarn-plugin/package.json
index 5b4d8f3aea..b6b97c0475 100644
--- a/packages/yarn-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/yarn-plugin/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "watch": "./src"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/release-manifests": "workspace:^",
     "@yarnpkg/core": "^4.0.3",
     "@yarnpkg/fslib": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/handlers/beforeWorkspacePacking.test.ts b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/handlers/beforeWorkspacePacking.test.ts
index f5f15b861b..ca99b88437 100644
--- a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/handlers/beforeWorkspacePacking.test.ts
+++ b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/handlers/beforeWorkspacePacking.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ describe('beforeWorkspacePacking', () => {
       .spyOn(ppath, 'cwd')
       .mockReturnValue(npath.toPortablePath(mockDir.path));
 
+    jest
+      .spyOn(process, 'cwd')
+      .mockReturnValue(npath.toPortablePath(mockDir.path));
+
     mockDir.setContent({
       'backstage.json': JSON.stringify({
         version: '1.23.45',
diff --git a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/resolver/BackstageResolver.test.ts b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/resolver/BackstageResolver.test.ts
index 9aad0cbc09..4cc0c1c9f2 100644
--- a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/resolver/BackstageResolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/resolver/BackstageResolver.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ describe('BackstageResolver', () => {
       .spyOn(ppath, 'cwd')
       .mockReturnValue(npath.toPortablePath(mockDir.path));
 
+    jest
+      .spyOn(process, 'cwd')
+      .mockReturnValue(npath.toPortablePath(mockDir.path));
+
     mockDir.setContent({
       'backstage.json': JSON.stringify({
         version: '1.23.45',
diff --git a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/util.ts b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/util.ts
index 3ee544289f..8431e23cfa 100644
--- a/packages/yarn-plugin/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/yarn-plugin/src/util.ts
@@ -14,46 +14,18 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { PortablePath, ppath, xfs } from '@yarnpkg/fslib';
+import { ppath, xfs } from '@yarnpkg/fslib';
 import { valid as semverValid } from 'semver';
 import { getManifestByVersion } from '@backstage/release-manifests';
+import { BACKSTAGE_JSON, findPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import { Descriptor, structUtils } from '@yarnpkg/core';
 import { PROTOCOL } from './constants';
 
-const isWorkspaceRoot = (dir: PortablePath) => {
-  const manifestPath = ppath.join(dir, 'package.json');
-
-  if (xfs.existsSync(manifestPath)) {
-    const manifest = xfs.readJsonSync(manifestPath);
-
-    if (manifest.workspaces) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return false;
-};
-
-const findWorkspaceRoot = () => {
-  const cwd = ppath.cwd();
-  let currentDir = cwd;
-
-  while (!isWorkspaceRoot(currentDir)) {
-    const parentDir = ppath.dirname(currentDir);
-
-    if (parentDir === currentDir) {
-      throw new Error(`Workspace root not found from ${cwd}`);
-    }
-
-    currentDir = parentDir;
-  }
-
-  return currentDir;
-};
-
 export const getCurrentBackstageVersion = () => {
+  const workspaceRoot = ppath.resolve(findPaths(ppath.cwd()).targetRoot);
+
   const backstageJson = xfs.readJsonSync(
-    ppath.join(findWorkspaceRoot(), 'backstage.json'),
+    ppath.join(workspaceRoot, BACKSTAGE_JSON),
   );
 
   const backstageVersion = semverValid(backstageJson.version);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ff777da8c..9f00d91e00 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -45133,6 +45133,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/release-manifests": "workspace:^"
     "@yarnpkg/builder": ^4.0.0
     "@yarnpkg/core": ^4.0.3